Bob O'Connor Prize
Congratulations to Erin Minihan (pictured second from right above) who is the 2010 Bob O'Connor prize winner. Erin is a student of Queen's University Belfast and the Agri-Food Biosciences Institute and is also a Teagasc Walsh Fellow.
Also pictured are David Stead (judge), Mary Keeney (judge), Cathal O'Donoghue and Trevor Donnellan (Teagasc supervisor).
Congratulations also to Xavier Vollenweider who won the prize for the best First year student. Xavier is a student at the London School of Economics and is also a Teagasc Walsh Fellow.
About the Prize
The Bob O'Connor prize is awarded each
year to the student showing the greatest
promise at the Young Researchers' Workshop.
Previous winners of the Bob O' Connor Prize
2010: Erin Minihan
2009: Edel Doherty
2008: Maura Farrell
2007: John Cullinan
2006: Danny Campbell
2005: Karen Keavney